A Laodicean
Narrated by Anna Bentinck
- Released
- December 13, 2018
- Length
- 17 hrs 6 mins
- Format
- Unabridged Audiobook
- Publisher
- Naxos AudioBooks
In "A Laodicean: A Story of To-day," Thomas Hardy shifts from his traditional pre-industrial Wessex setting to the modern 1880s, exploring themes of social constraints, fate, and miscommunication amid advancements like telegraphs and trains. The narrative centers on Paula Power, an heiress to a railroad fortune who inherits the medieval Castle Stancy and hires architect George Somerset, who falls for her. Complicating her affections, Paula is also drawn to Captain de Stancy, supported by his manipulative son, William Dare, as she navigates her ambitions and desires in a changing world.
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